Information for record number MWA10286:
Remains of medieval walls in Wootton Wawen churchyard

Summary The remains of an east-west aligned wall and a north-south running wall from a building pre-dating the 13th-century south aisle were recorded in service trenches.
What Is It?  
Type: Wall
Period: Early medieval - medieval (801 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wootton Wawen
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 15 63
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 A watching brief in 2004 revealed the remains of two walls made of coursed small squared blocks of Limestone with no visible mortar. These were located to the west of the south-western corner of the south aisle. They were believed to pre-date the 13th century south aisle.
2 A continuation of one of the walls observed in 2004 was found in 2006. Below 13th-century south aisle wall.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: St Peter's Church, Wootton Wawen.
Author/originator: R Jones and C Rann
Date: 2006
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Watching Brief Report
Title: Archaeological Watching Brief at St. Peter's Church, Wootton Wawen
Author/originator: Gethin B
Date: 2004
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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